Corner stone of the Zamorano formation
Frederick Wilson Popenoe was born in Topeka, Kansas on March 9, 1892, into a family of successful entrepreneurs. He was a botanist, agronomist and teacher who carried out the majority of his scientific activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Honduras. Beginning in 1913 he explored the flora of Central and South America as a researcher for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
